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Register: The Rehearsal Room with Jeff Szusterman – Auckland

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The Rehearsal Room brings together professionals โ€“ actors and directors โ€“ in a safe, supportive environment to practise working with each other on scenes under the guidance of an experienced moderator. Register on our event page toโ€ฆ
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Declan and Jonathan

Laughs and Inspiration at our Recent Comedy Workshop

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As expected, there were many laughs during ourย Directing and Writing Comedy workshop with Jonathan Brough and Declan Fay on Saturday. Jonathan and Declan shared their insights and experiences bringing to screenย some of Australia's top ratedย TVโ€ฆ
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Apply Now: Directing Actors with Mark Travis

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The Directors & Editors Guild of NZย invites youย to apply for a 2-day Directing Actors workshop with renowned American director, writer and teacher Mark Travis. The workshop will be held in Auckland on Saturday and Sunday, 10ย andย 11โ€ฆ
Read more
One-Thousand-Ropes

Watch: Film Talk with One Thousand Ropes Filmmakers

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Last month we held a wonderful Film Talk with writer/director Tusi Tamasese and producer Catherine Fitzgerald talking with Chris Dudman on the making of One Thousand Ropes. One Thousand Ropes is a powerful character drama of a father reconnectingโ€ฆ
Read more

The Rehearsal Room with Miranda Harcourt – Wellington

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The Rehearsal Room brings together professionals โ€“ actors and directors โ€“ in a safe, supportive environment to practise working with each other on scenes under the guidance of an experienced moderator. Register on our event page toโ€ฆ
Read more

Watch: Film Talk with West of Eden Filmmakers

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We hostedย a Q&A evening with director/editor Alastair Riddell, writer/producer Vanessa Riddell, and the cast of independent drama West of Eden. Set in rural New Zealand during the 1960s, West of Eden tells the story of two men in love,โ€ฆ
Read more

Just Do It?

I was listening to an interview with British director and editor Ben Wheatley on a podcast the other day. Wheatley in case you donโ€™t know him is considered the new enfant terrible of British film. He started out making videos for YouTubeโ€ฆ
Read more

Screenlink: Screen Production in the New Age

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Members of DEGNZ, SPADA and the Screen Composers Guild of NZ are warmly invited to our next Screenlink networking event on May 10! Joining us isย Department of Post's Katie Hinsen who'll be giving a short talk on how weย need to be able toโ€ฆ
Read more

Register Now: The Rehearsal Room with Michael Duignan – Auckland

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The Rehearsal Room with Michael Duignanย โ€“ย Auckland The Rehearsal Room brings together professionals โ€“ actors and directors โ€“ in a safe, supportive environment to practiseย working with each other on scenes under the guidance of anโ€ฆ
Read more

Newsflash

I try to stay up to date with whatโ€™s happening in the film and TV industry both at home and abroad by reading as many items and articles as I have time for. A few things have caught my attention in recent times that I would like to share withโ€ฆ
Read more

Directors & Actors Hone Their Craft with Tandi Wright

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We held ourย most recent Rehearsal Room in Wellington andย what a great day!ย Tandi Wright facilitated, beginning with a group warm up called 'every actor's worst nightmare'. This was followed by aย discussion onย the all importantย director-actorโ€ฆ
Read more

Directors Get Practical with Danny Mulheron

,
It was a great pleasure to have directorย Danny Mulheron lead our latest Directing Toolkit based inย Wellington. The 2-day workshop was a fantastic yet intensive experience. On the Saturday, Danny gave an in depth directing seminar, while Sundayโ€ฆ
Read more

Apply Now: Directing & Writing Comedy with Jonathan Brough & Declan Fay

,
The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ invites you to apply for a 1-day workshop on Directing & Writing Screen Comedy with Jonathan Brough & Declan Fay in Auckland, taking place on Saturday 13 May. Award-winning comedy director Jonathanโ€ฆ
Read more

Down Tools?

I was considering what to write about this week when an email came in announcing a possible strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA). It was 2007 when the WGA last went out on strike. It lasted for 100 days. They were finally able toโ€ฆ
Read more

Apply Now: Directing Toolkit with Rob Sarkies – Rotorua

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The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ invites you to apply for a 2-day Directing Toolkit Workshop withย director Rob Sarkies in Rotorua. The workshop will be held on Saturday and Sunday, 29 and 30 April. About Rob Sarkies Robย worksโ€ฆ
Read more

Doug Blush Leads Inspirational Documentary Editing Masterclass

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DEGNZ editors and their accompanying directors were treated to a Documentary Editing Masterclass with Doug Blush, one of America's top documentary editors and supervising editor onย Oscar winner 20 Feet From Stardom andย The Music of Strangers:โ€ฆ
Read more

Writing Insights from Fiona Samuel and Kathryn Burnett at Screenlink

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Our Screenlink networking event was a great evening spent withย our friends at New Zealand Writers Guild and Ngฤ Aho Whakaari. The highlight was hearing from Kathryn Burnett and Fiona Samuel on the night's topic: Writing as a Career in theโ€ฆ
Read more

HELENA BROOKS FOLLOWS DEGNZ DIRECTORโ€™S ATTACHMENT WITH DIRECTING ROLE ON 800 WORDS

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ย 22 March 2017 Directors & Editors Guild of NZ (DEGNZ) member and director Helena Brooks has taken up a two-episode directing role on the third series of South Pacific Picturesโ€™ (SPP) Channel 7 TV drama production 800 Words, followingโ€ฆ
Read more

Register: The Rehearsal Room with Jeff Szusterman – Auckland

, ,
The Rehearsal Room brings together professionals โ€“ actors and directors โ€“ in a safe, supportive environment to practise working with each other on scenes under the guidance of an experienced moderator. Register on our event page toโ€ฆ
Read more
Declan and Jonathan

Laughs and Inspiration at our Recent Comedy Workshop

,
As expected, there were many laughs during ourย Directing and Writing Comedy workshop with Jonathan Brough and Declan Fay on Saturday. Jonathan and Declan shared their insights and experiences bringing to screenย some of Australia's top ratedย TVโ€ฆ
Read more

Apply Now: Directing Actors with Mark Travis

,
The Directors & Editors Guild of NZย invites youย to apply for a 2-day Directing Actors workshop with renowned American director, writer and teacher Mark Travis. The workshop will be held in Auckland on Saturday and Sunday, 10ย andย 11โ€ฆ
Read more
One-Thousand-Ropes

Watch: Film Talk with One Thousand Ropes Filmmakers

,
Last month we held a wonderful Film Talk with writer/director Tusi Tamasese and producer Catherine Fitzgerald talking with Chris Dudman on the making of One Thousand Ropes. One Thousand Ropes is a powerful character drama of a father reconnectingโ€ฆ
Read more

The Rehearsal Room with Miranda Harcourt – Wellington

, ,
The Rehearsal Room brings together professionals โ€“ actors and directors โ€“ in a safe, supportive environment to practise working with each other on scenes under the guidance of an experienced moderator. Register on our event page toโ€ฆ
Read more

Watch: Film Talk with West of Eden Filmmakers

,
We hostedย a Q&A evening with director/editor Alastair Riddell, writer/producer Vanessa Riddell, and the cast of independent drama West of Eden. Set in rural New Zealand during the 1960s, West of Eden tells the story of two men in love,โ€ฆ
Read more

Just Do It?

I was listening to an interview with British director and editor Ben Wheatley on a podcast the other day. Wheatley in case you donโ€™t know him is considered the new enfant terrible of British film. He started out making videos for YouTubeโ€ฆ
Read more

Screenlink: Screen Production in the New Age

, ,
Members of DEGNZ, SPADA and the Screen Composers Guild of NZ are warmly invited to our next Screenlink networking event on May 10! Joining us isย Department of Post's Katie Hinsen who'll be giving a short talk on how weย need to be able toโ€ฆ
Read more

Register Now: The Rehearsal Room with Michael Duignan – Auckland

, , ,
The Rehearsal Room with Michael Duignanย โ€“ย Auckland The Rehearsal Room brings together professionals โ€“ actors and directors โ€“ in a safe, supportive environment to practiseย working with each other on scenes under the guidance of anโ€ฆ
Read more

Newsflash

I try to stay up to date with whatโ€™s happening in the film and TV industry both at home and abroad by reading as many items and articles as I have time for. A few things have caught my attention in recent times that I would like to share withโ€ฆ
Read more

Directors & Actors Hone Their Craft with Tandi Wright

, , ,
We held ourย most recent Rehearsal Room in Wellington andย what a great day!ย Tandi Wright facilitated, beginning with a group warm up called 'every actor's worst nightmare'. This was followed by aย discussion onย the all importantย director-actorโ€ฆ
Read more

Directors Get Practical with Danny Mulheron

,
It was a great pleasure to have directorย Danny Mulheron lead our latest Directing Toolkit based inย Wellington. The 2-day workshop was a fantastic yet intensive experience. On the Saturday, Danny gave an in depth directing seminar, while Sundayโ€ฆ
Read more

Apply Now: Directing & Writing Comedy with Jonathan Brough & Declan Fay

,
The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ invites you to apply for a 1-day workshop on Directing & Writing Screen Comedy with Jonathan Brough & Declan Fay in Auckland, taking place on Saturday 13 May. Award-winning comedy director Jonathanโ€ฆ
Read more

Down Tools?

I was considering what to write about this week when an email came in announcing a possible strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA). It was 2007 when the WGA last went out on strike. It lasted for 100 days. They were finally able toโ€ฆ
Read more

Apply Now: Directing Toolkit with Rob Sarkies – Rotorua

,
The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ invites you to apply for a 2-day Directing Toolkit Workshop withย director Rob Sarkies in Rotorua. The workshop will be held on Saturday and Sunday, 29 and 30 April. About Rob Sarkies Robย worksโ€ฆ
Read more

Doug Blush Leads Inspirational Documentary Editing Masterclass

,
DEGNZ editors and their accompanying directors were treated to a Documentary Editing Masterclass with Doug Blush, one of America's top documentary editors and supervising editor onย Oscar winner 20 Feet From Stardom andย The Music of Strangers:โ€ฆ
Read more

Writing Insights from Fiona Samuel and Kathryn Burnett at Screenlink

, ,
Our Screenlink networking event was a great evening spent withย our friends at New Zealand Writers Guild and Ngฤ Aho Whakaari. The highlight was hearing from Kathryn Burnett and Fiona Samuel on the night's topic: Writing as a Career in theโ€ฆ
Read more

HELENA BROOKS FOLLOWS DEGNZ DIRECTORโ€™S ATTACHMENT WITH DIRECTING ROLE ON 800 WORDS

,
ย 22 March 2017 Directors & Editors Guild of NZ (DEGNZ) member and director Helena Brooks has taken up a two-episode directing role on the third series of South Pacific Picturesโ€™ (SPP) Channel 7 TV drama production 800 Words, followingโ€ฆ
Read more